Description

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SO 61 SE
2/48

NEWNHAM
HIGH STREET (east side)
The Gables and Britannia House

(Formerly listed The Gables and Brittania House)

GV
II
Dwelling, part formerly Inn. C17 or earlier. Rendered on timber framework, concrete tile roof. Two wide gables with C19 bargeboards, running back to ridge roof. Three storeys, three-windowed; C19 shop front with new door, one fixed sash and one sash without bars, ground floor; three two-light casements, first floor; two small casements with four panes in gables. Panelled and glazed door with flat hood. Beam with stopped end and 'peg' decoration on ground floor (similar to detail in Kingston House, q.v.), considerable heavy box framing (200 mm at 1000 mm c/c), propped roof principals. Fine newel stair with large, rough newel; small light to stair with leaded glazing. Cellar to left.

Listing NGR: SO6908711768

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26631893

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version